Chisinau vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Podgorica | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 9% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5911th and 5191st ($967 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Moldova and Montenegro, respectively. Check Moldova vs Montenegro comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5736th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Podgorica
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| Chisinau | Podgorica | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Dubasari | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
Cities near Podgorica
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 29 km or 18 mi |  Cetinje | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Budva | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Bar | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Kotor | |
| 46 km or 28 mi |  Shkoder | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Ulcinj | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Plav | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Mojkovac | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Berane | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Cavtat | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Dubrovnik | |
| 125 km or 77 mi | Kamez | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Durres | |
| 129 km or 80 mi |  Novi Pazar | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Tirana | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Tetovo | |
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Mostar | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Pristina | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Elbasan | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Sarajevo | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Cacak | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Skopje | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Fier | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Ohrid | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Berat | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Kumanovo | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Valjevo | |
| 221 km or 138 mi | Kragujevac | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Vlore | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Veles | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Zenica | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Prilep | |
| 228 km or 142 mi |  Brindisi | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Bitola | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Nis | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Ostuni | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Korce | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Tuzla | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Hvar |